Business phone system for security systems services in Mississippi

How many security systems services operate in Mississippi

Mississippi had 73 security systems services in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns (NAICS 561621, Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths)). They employed 498 people in mid-March and reported $25.3 million in annual payroll. That is the 32nd highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Security systems services make up 0.12% of the 60,465 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Mississippi has 2.5 security systems services, 18.0% above the national rate of 2.1. The average establishment has 6.8 employees against 18.0 nationally. Payroll per employee is $50,741, 27.6% below the U.S. figure of $70,074.

Security systems services by metro area in Mississippi

Census published security systems company counts for 6 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Mississippi. The largest is Memphis, TN-MS-AR, with 39 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 66% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at security systems services in Mississippi

50.0% of Mississippi's security systems services with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 48.4% nationally. 80.6% 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.

Why the phone matters for security systems services in Mississippi

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

A few of the calls that come in to security systems services in Mississippi:

• 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 Mississippi

Security systems services in Mississippi average 6.8 employees, so the comparison uses a 7-person team. Priced per seat, 7 users would run $210.00 a month on RingCentral RingEX Core and $174.65 on Ooma Office Pro (month-to-month list prices, checked September 28, 2026). On Callata the same 7 people cost $139.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $852. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in Mississippi

Mississippi has 5 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 Mississippi

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 Mississippi, 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.