Business phone system for residential property managers in South Dakota

The residential property management company industry in South Dakota

County Business Patterns counts 130 establishments in South Dakota classified as Residential Property Managers (NAICS 531311) for 2023. They employed 1,056 people in mid-March and reported $57.4 million in annual payroll. That is the 48th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Residential property managers make up 0.45% of the 29,106 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) South Dakota has 14.1 residential property managers, 21.4% below the national rate of 17.9. The average establishment has 8.1 employees against 8.8 nationally. Payroll per employee is $54,359, 7.5% below the U.S. figure of $58,786.

South Dakota's largest markets for residential property managers

Census published residential property management company counts for 7 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of South Dakota. The largest is Sioux Falls, SD-MN, with 47 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 49% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at residential property managers in South Dakota

68.2% of South Dakota's residential property managers with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 64.9% nationally. 81.4% had fewer than ten. That is the size of team where a missed call usually means nobody was free, not that nobody was on staff.

What residential property managers in South Dakota use the phone for

Property managers hear from tenants, owners, prospective renters and vendors, and maintenance calls can be urgent. Separating leasing calls from maintenance and routing emergencies after hours keeps small teams sane.

Typical inbound and outbound calls for residential property managers in South Dakota:

• A plumber calls to confirm access to a unit.
• A prospective tenant calls to schedule a showing.
• An owner calls about a monthly statement.

Calls after closing time

Maintenance emergencies happen at night, so after-hours routing to an on-call person is especially important here.

Callata voicemail is transcribed and triaged for urgency, and business-hours routing decides where calls go once you close.

Callata vs. per-seat pricing for residential property managers in South Dakota

Residential property managers in South Dakota average 8.1 employees, so the comparison uses an 8-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 8 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $240.00 a month and 8 on Ooma Office Pro cost $199.60. On Callata the same 8 people cost $159.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $972. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in South Dakota

South Dakota has 1 geographic area code in service according to NANPA. You can choose local numbers in the area codes your tenants and owners know, subject to carrier inventory, or port your current number for free.

How Callata works for residential property managers in South Dakota

Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.

If you already have a number in South Dakota, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.

Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.