Business phone system for solid waste collection companies in Arkansas

Solid waste collection companies in Arkansas by the numbers

County Business Patterns counts 128 establishments in Arkansas classified as Solid Waste Collection (NAICS 562111) for 2023. They employed 1,983 people in mid-March and reported $117.4 million in annual payroll. That is the 31st highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Solid waste collection companies make up 0.18% of the 70,452 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Arkansas has 4.1 solid waste collection companies, 28.4% above the national rate of 3.2. The average establishment has 15.5 employees against 21.7 nationally. Payroll per employee is $59,210, 15.9% below the U.S. figure of $70,390.

Solid waste collection companies by metro area in Arkansas

Census published waste collection company counts for 10 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Arkansas. The largest is Little Rock, AR, with 28 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 65% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at solid waste collection companies in Arkansas

48.4% of Arkansas's solid waste collection companies with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 43.6% nationally. 67.5% 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 solid waste collection companies in Arkansas use the phone for

Waste haulers take calls about missed pickups, dumpster rentals and billing. Customers want quick answers when a pickup is missed.

Typical inbound and outbound calls for solid waste collection companies in Arkansas:

• A customer calls about a billing question.
• The company calls customers about a holiday schedule.
• A customer calls about a missed pickup.

Calls after closing time

After-hours calls are usually service requests for the next day.

Callata voicemail is transcribed and triaged for urgency, and business-hours routing decides where calls go once you close.

Phone system pricing for a 15-person waste collection company

Solid waste collection companies in Arkansas average 15.5 employees, so the comparison uses a 15-person team. On a per-user plan that headcount sets the bill: $374.25 a month on Ooma Office Pro or $450.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core at list price (checked September 28, 2026). On Callata the same 15 people cost $299.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $1,812. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in Arkansas

Arkansas has 4 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 solid waste collection companies 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.

If you already have a number in Arkansas, 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.