Business phone system for solid waste collection companies in Iowa

Solid waste collection companies in Iowa by the numbers

The Census Bureau counted 176 solid waste collection companies in Iowa in its 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS 562111). They employed 1,939 people in mid-March and reported $111.5 million in annual payroll. That is the 24th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Solid waste collection companies make up 0.21% of the 83,321 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Iowa has 5.4 solid waste collection companies, 68.2% above the national rate of 3.2. The average establishment has 11.0 employees against 21.7 nationally. Payroll per employee is $57,497, 18.3% below the U.S. figure of $70,390.

Solid waste collection companies by metro area in Iowa

Census published waste collection company counts for 13 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Iowa. The largest is Omaha, NE-IA, with 41 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 43% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at solid waste collection companies in Iowa

45.1% of Iowa's solid waste collection companies with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 43.6% nationally. 68.0% 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 solid waste collection companies in Iowa

Waste haulers take calls about missed pickups, dumpster rentals and billing. Customers want quick answers when a pickup is missed. That holds for solid waste collection companies in Iowa as much as anywhere.

A few of the calls that come in to solid waste collection companies in Iowa:

• A contractor calls to rent a roll-off dumpster.
• A customer calls about a billing question.
• A customer calls about a missed pickup.

After-hours calls

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.

Callata vs. per-seat pricing for solid waste collection companies in Iowa

Solid waste collection companies in Iowa average 11.0 employees, so the comparison uses an 11-person team. On a per-user plan that headcount sets the bill: $274.45 a month on Ooma Office Pro or $330.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core at list price (checked September 28, 2026). On Callata the same 11 people cost $219.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $1,332. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in Iowa

Iowa 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 solid waste collection companies in Iowa

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 Iowa, 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.