Telephone Answering Services: Business Name Ideas

What this industry covers

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in answering telephone calls and relaying messages to clients.

Businesses classified here include

• Answering services, telephone
• Emergency telephone dispatch (i.e., contractor) services
• Local call centers
• Message services, telephone answering
• Telephone answering services
• Telephone call forwarding services
• Voice mailbox services
• Wakeup call services

Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 561421), U.S. Census Bureau.

Name ideas for telephone answering services

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Name words that fit, with their meanings

• Telephone
• Answering
• Crew
• Team
• Clear

U.S. business numbers

Locations by number of employees nationwide

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.

Top states for telephone answering services

1. California 124 locations
2. Florida 113 locations
3. Texas 101 locations
4. New York 78 locations
5. Pennsylvania 43 locations
6. Ohio 34 locations
7. Georgia 32 locations
8. Illinois 32 locations
9. Massachusetts 27 locations
10. Michigan 26 locations

All 47 states

• Alabama (19)
• Arizona (25)
• Arkansas (7)
• California (124)
• Colorado (21)
• Connecticut (19)
• Delaware (6)
• District of Columbia (3)
• Florida (113)
• Georgia (32)
• Hawaii (3)
• Idaho (6)
• Illinois (32)
• Indiana (20)
• Iowa (8)
• Kansas (12)
• Kentucky (8)
• Louisiana (21)
• Maine (6)
• Maryland (14)
• Massachusetts (27)
• Michigan (26)
• Minnesota (13)
• Mississippi (8)
• Missouri (15)
• Montana (3)
• Nebraska (4)
• Nevada (26)
• New Hampshire (3)
• New Jersey (21)
• New Mexico (8)
• New York (78)
• North Carolina (20)
• Ohio (34)
• Oklahoma (6)
• Oregon (15)
• Pennsylvania (43)
• Rhode Island (6)
• South Carolina (13)
• Tennessee (16)
• Texas (101)
• Utah (16)
• Virginia (25)
• Washington (19)
• West Virginia (4)
• Wisconsin (25)
• Wyoming (5)

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