Business phone system for solid waste collection companies in Oregon

How many solid waste collection companies operate in Oregon

The Census Bureau counted 173 solid waste collection companies in Oregon in its 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS 562111). They employed 3,939 people in mid-March and reported $275.0 million in annual payroll. That is the 25th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Solid waste collection companies make up 0.14% of the 122,451 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Oregon has 4.0 solid waste collection companies, 25.4% above the national rate of 3.2. The average establishment has 22.8 employees against 21.7 nationally. Payroll per employee is $69,823, in line with the U.S. figure of $70,390.

Oregon's largest markets for solid waste collection companies

Census published waste collection company counts for 12 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Oregon. The largest is Portland, OR-WA, with 90 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 40% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at solid waste collection companies in Oregon

28.3% of Oregon's solid waste collection companies with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 43.6% nationally. 43.9% 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.

Calls a waste collection company in Oregon has to catch

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 Oregon as much as anywhere.

Calls a waste collection company in Oregon might handle in a typical week include:

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

When nobody can pick up

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 Oregon

Solid waste collection companies in Oregon average 22.8 employees, so the comparison uses a 23-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 23 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $690.00 a month and 23 on Ooma Office Pro cost $573.85. On Callata the same 23 people cost $459.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $2,772. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in Oregon

Oregon 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 Oregon

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.

If you already have a number in Oregon, 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.