Billings, MT business phone guide

The Billings, MT area

The Billings, MT metro area covers 3 counties in Montana and had 193,000 residents in July 2024, up 4.5% since April 2020. The U.S. population grew 2.6% over the same period. Yellowstone County, MT is the most populous, with 172,000 people. By population it ranks 241st of the 925 metro and micropolitan areas and 178th by business establishments.

Billings, MT's business base

County Business Patterns counted 6,797 establishments in the area in 2023, employing 81,031 people in mid-March with $4.7 billion in annual payroll. That is an average of 11.9 employees per establishment. 56.3% of establishments with employees had fewer than five people. By establishment count, the largest sectors are construction (935), retail trade (778), and health care and social assistance (748).

Billings, MT compared with the U.S.

Billings, MT has 35.3 business establishments per 1,000 residents, 43.6% above the U.S. figure of 24.6. Establishments average 11.9 employees against 16.7 nationally, and payroll per employee is $57,616 (15.7% below the U.S. $68,342). 56.3% of establishments with employees have fewer than five people (U.S.: 55.5%), while 3.8% have 50 or more. Averages are pulled up by large employers; the size table is the better guide to what a typical business here looks like.

Small-business industries in Billings, MT

Of the 141 industries these guides cover, 129 have a published Census count in Billings, MT. The largest are offices of real estate agents and brokers (201), full-service restaurants (166), and limited-service restaurants (154). Relative to population, siding contractors are the most over-represented: 17.7 per 100,000 residents against 2.7 nationally.

Phone numbers in the Billings, MT area

The area's named cities and towns have 98 NANPA-assigned exchanges across 1 area code; 406 has the most (100%). A local number in the code your customers know is the simplest signal that you are nearby; Callata's plan includes up to 3.

Local numbers by city

Pages for 4 cities and towns in the area list their area codes, prefixes and carriers.

Phone costs for a typical Billings, MT business

Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in Billings, MT, 12 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $360.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $299.40, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 12 people cost $239.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Callata in Billings, MT

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 Billings, MT, 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.