Business phone system for solid waste collection companies in Tennessee

How many solid waste collection companies operate in Tennessee

Tennessee had 251 solid waste collection companies in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns (NAICS 562111, Solid Waste Collection). They employed 4,571 people in mid-March and reported $292.9 million in annual payroll. That is the 16th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Solid waste collection companies make up 0.17% of the 150,129 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Tennessee has 3.5 solid waste collection companies, 7.5% above the national rate of 3.2. The average establishment has 18.2 employees against 21.7 nationally. Payroll per employee is $64,086, 9.0% below the U.S. figure of $70,390.

Tennessee's largest markets for solid waste collection companies

Census published waste collection company counts for 15 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Tennessee. The largest is Nashville, TN, with 94 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 Tennessee

46.8% of Tennessee's solid waste collection companies with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 43.6% nationally. 66.0% 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee:

• A business calls about adding service.
• A customer calls about a billing question.
• The company calls customers about a holiday schedule.

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.

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

Solid waste collection companies in Tennessee average 18.2 employees, so the comparison uses an 18-person team. On a per-user plan that headcount sets the bill: $449.10 a month on Ooma Office Pro or $540.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core at list price (checked September 28, 2026). On Callata the same 18 people cost $359.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $2,172. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in Tennessee

Tennessee has 8 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 Tennessee

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 Tennessee, 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.