Business phone system for testing laboratories in Arkansas

How many testing laboratories operate in Arkansas

The Census Bureau counted 59 testing laboratories in Arkansas in its 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS 541380). They employed 1,194 people in mid-March and reported $73.1 million in annual payroll. That is the 34th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Testing laboratories make up 0.08% of the 70,452 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Arkansas has 1.9 testing laboratories, 12.9% below the national rate of 2.2. The average establishment has 20.2 employees against 21.2 nationally. Payroll per employee is $61,250, 18.6% below the U.S. figure of $75,284.

Where testing laboratories in Arkansas are concentrated

Census published testing laboratory counts for 6 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Arkansas. The largest is Memphis, TN-MS-AR, with 20 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 59% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at testing laboratories in Arkansas

49.1% of Arkansas's testing laboratories with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 42.7% nationally. 66.7% 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.

Calls a testing laboratory in Arkansas has to catch

Testing labs serve contractors, manufacturers and property owners who need results on a schedule. Calls about sample drop-off, turnaround and results need quick routing. That holds for testing laboratories in Arkansas as much as anywhere.

A few of the calls that come in to testing laboratories in Arkansas:

• The lab calls a client about a sample issue.
• A contractor calls to schedule material testing.
• A client calls about results.

Business texting for testing laboratories

Labs text sample receipt and results-ready notices.

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

Phone system pricing for a 20-person testing laboratory

Testing laboratories in Arkansas average 20.2 employees, so the comparison uses a 20-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 20 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $600.00 a month and 20 on Ooma Office Pro cost $499.00. Callata comes to $399.00 a month for 20 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Over a year, that is $2,412 less than RingCentral for a testing laboratory in Arkansas of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Area codes in Arkansas

Arkansas has 4 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. Callata includes up to 3 local numbers, so a testing laboratory can hold a number in more than one of them.

How Callata works for testing laboratories in Arkansas

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.

Porting a number you already use in Arkansas 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.