Business phone system for RV parks and campgrounds in Missouri

How many RV parks and campgrounds operate in Missouri

The Census Bureau counted 96 RV parks and campgrounds in Missouri in its 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS 721211). They employed 411 people in mid-March and reported $14.1 million in annual payroll. That is the 18th highest count among the 49 states and DC with published figures. RV parks and campgrounds make up 0.06% of the 151,475 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Missouri has 1.5 RV parks and campgrounds, 4.2% above the national rate of 1.5. The average establishment has 4.3 employees against 5.2 nationally. Payroll per employee is $34,331, 11.2% below the U.S. figure of $38,652.

RV parks and campgrounds by metro area in Missouri

Census published RV park counts for 5 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Missouri. The largest is St. Louis, MO-IL, with 13 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 17% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at RV parks and campgrounds in Missouri

72.9% of Missouri's RV parks and campgrounds with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 69.2% nationally. 87.5% 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.

Why the phone matters for RV parks and campgrounds in Missouri

RV parks and campgrounds take reservation calls from travelers on the road, often from areas with weak coverage. Staff are often outside, so voicemail capture matters. That holds for RV parks and campgrounds in Missouri as much as anywhere.

A few of the calls that come in to RV parks and campgrounds in Missouri:

• A traveler calls to ask about a site for tonight.
• A guest calls about late arrival.
• The park calls a guest to confirm a reservation.

When nobody can pick up

Late-arriving guests call in the evening for directions and check-in instructions.

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

What a phone system costs a RV park in Missouri

RV parks and campgrounds in Missouri average 4.3 employees, so the comparison uses a 4-person team. Priced per seat, 4 users would run $120.00 a month on RingCentral RingEX Core and $99.80 on Ooma Office Pro (month-to-month list prices, checked September 28, 2026). On Callata the same 4 people cost $99.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $252. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in Missouri

Missouri has 9 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. You can choose local numbers in the area codes your guests know, subject to carrier inventory, or port your current number for free.

How Callata works for RV parks and campgrounds in Missouri

Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.

If you already have a number in Missouri, 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.