Business phone system for solid waste collection companies in Montana

The waste collection company industry in Montana

Montana had 41 solid waste collection companies in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns (NAICS 562111, Solid Waste Collection). They employed 565 people in mid-March and reported $36.5 million in annual payroll. That is the 47th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Solid waste collection companies make up 0.10% of the 42,566 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Montana has 3.6 solid waste collection companies, 11.7% above the national rate of 3.2. The average establishment has 13.8 employees against 21.7 nationally. Payroll per employee is $64,646, 8.2% below the U.S. figure of $70,390.

Montana's largest markets for solid waste collection companies

Census published waste collection company counts for 4 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Montana. The largest is Missoula, MT, with 7 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 44% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at solid waste collection companies in Montana

46.3% of Montana's solid waste collection companies with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 43.6% nationally. 61.0% 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.

What solid waste collection companies in Montana 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 Montana:

• A customer calls about a missed pickup.
• A business calls about adding service.
• A contractor calls to rent a roll-off dumpster.

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 14-person waste collection company

Solid waste collection companies in Montana average 13.8 employees, so the comparison uses a 14-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 14 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $420.00 a month and 14 on Ooma Office Pro cost $349.30. On Callata the same 14 people cost $279.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $1,692. 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 solid waste collection companies 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.