Business phone system for security systems services in Colorado

How many security systems services operate in Colorado

The Census Bureau counted 135 security systems services in Colorado in its 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS 561621). They employed 2,586 people in mid-March and reported $201.6 million in annual payroll. That is the 17th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Security systems services make up 0.07% of the 182,486 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Colorado has 2.3 security systems services, 7.8% above the national rate of 2.1. The average establishment has 19.2 employees against 18.0 nationally. Payroll per employee is $77,961, 11.3% above the U.S. figure of $70,074.

Security systems services by metro area in Colorado

Census published security systems company counts for 9 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Colorado. The largest is Denver, CO, with 79 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 93% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at security systems services in Colorado

53.4% of Colorado's security systems services with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 48.4% nationally. 75.6% 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.

Calls a security systems company in Colorado has to catch

Security companies take calls about new installations, alarms and service problems. Existing customers expect quick help when a system misbehaves.

Calls a security systems company in Colorado might handle in a typical week include:

• A homeowner calls about installing cameras.
• A customer calls to add a user code.
• A business calls about a faulty alarm panel.

After-hours calls

Alarm problems at night need clear after-hours routing.

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 security systems services in Colorado

Security systems services in Colorado average 19.2 employees, so the comparison uses a 19-person team. Priced per seat, 19 users would run $570.00 a month on RingCentral RingEX Core and $474.05 on Ooma Office Pro (month-to-month list prices, checked September 28, 2026). On Callata the same 19 people cost $379.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $2,292. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in Colorado

Colorado has 6 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. You can choose local numbers in the area codes your customers know, subject to carrier inventory, or port your current number for free.

How Callata works for security systems services in Colorado

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 Colorado, 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.