Business phone system for all other specialty trade contractors in Montana

How many all other specialty trade contractors operate in Montana

County Business Patterns counts 319 establishments in Montana classified as All Other Specialty Trade Contractors (NAICS 238990) for 2023. They employed 1,674 people in mid-March and reported $93.5 million in annual payroll. That is the 36th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. All other specialty trade contractors make up 0.75% of the 42,566 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Montana has 28.1 all other specialty trade contractors, 123.2% above the national rate of 12.6. The average establishment has 5.2 employees against 7.2 nationally. Payroll per employee is $55,830, 21.2% below the U.S. figure of $70,871.

Montana's largest markets for all other specialty trade contractors

Census published specialty trade contractor counts for 7 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Montana. The largest is Bozeman, MT, with 50 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 67% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at all other specialty trade contractors in Montana

80.1% of Montana's all other specialty trade contractors with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 67.0% nationally. 92.7% 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 all other specialty trade contractors in Montana use the phone for

This category covers fencing, paving, pool construction and other specialty work. These contractors depend on estimate calls from homeowners and businesses and are usually in the field.

Typical inbound and outbound calls for all other specialty trade contractors in Montana:

• A builder calls about a bid.
• The contractor calls a customer to schedule work.
• A business calls about parking lot striping.

Calls after closing time

After-hours calls are mostly estimate requests.

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 all other specialty trade contractors in Montana

All other specialty trade contractors in Montana average 5.2 employees, so the comparison uses a 5-person team. On a per-user plan that headcount sets the bill: $124.75 a month on Ooma Office Pro or $150.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core at list price (checked September 28, 2026). On Callata the same 5 people cost $99.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $612. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in Montana

Montana has 1 geographic area code 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 all other specialty trade contractors in Montana

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 Montana, 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.