Business phone system for taxi services in Colorado

How many taxi services operate in Colorado

Colorado had 24 taxi services in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns (NAICS 485310, Taxi Service). They employed 231 people in mid-March and reported $23.3 million in annual payroll. That is the 25th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Taxi services make up 0.01% of the 182,486 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Colorado has 0.4 taxi services, 60.2% below the national rate of 1.0. The average establishment has 9.6 employees against 6.6 nationally. Payroll per employee is $100,658, 57.8% above the U.S. figure of $63,788.

Taxi services by metro area in Colorado

Census published taxi company counts for 1 metro or micropolitan area that include part of Colorado. The largest is Denver, CO, with 14 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 58% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at taxi services in Colorado

68.2% of Colorado's taxi services with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 79.1% nationally. 81.8% had fewer than ten. At that size the phone is shared, so routing (who rings, when, and what happens after hours) matters more than the number of desk phones.

Why the phone matters for taxi services in Colorado

Local taxi companies still take bookings by phone, especially for airport runs and riders who do not use apps. Dispatch needs every call answered. That holds for taxi services in Colorado as much as anywhere.

Typical inbound and outbound calls for taxi services in Colorado:

• A rider calls about a lost item.
• Dispatch calls a rider when the car arrives.
• A rider calls to book an airport pickup.

Business texting for taxi services

Taxi companies text arrival notices.

Texting from a local number in Colorado requires carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee on Callata.

Callata vs. per-seat pricing for taxi services in Colorado

Taxi services in Colorado average 9.6 employees, so the comparison uses a 10-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 10 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $300.00 a month and 10 on Ooma Office Pro cost $249.50. Callata comes to $199.00 a month for 10 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Over a year, that is $1,212 less than RingCentral for a taxi company in Colorado of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Area codes in Colorado

Colorado has 6 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. Callata includes up to 3 local numbers, so a taxi company can hold a number in more than one of them.

How Callata works for taxi services in Colorado

For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.

Porting a number you already use in Colorado is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.

AI agents are optional: an AI receptionist or scheduler can pick up when the team is busy or closed, take a message, send a text or email, or transfer the call. They draw on prepaid AI minutes ($0.25/minute), disclose that they are AI, and outbound AI calls require prior consent and are limited to 8am–9pm.