How many landscaping businesses operate near Portland?

County-level Census data for 2023 shows 238 employer establishments in NAICS 561730, Landscaping Services, across Multnomah County.

How much do receptionists make in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA area?

BLS puts the median wage for receptionists and information clerks in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area at $20.98 an hour, or $43,630 a year (May 2025), before taxes and benefits. Local Call AI Standard is $297 a month with 250 minutes included. A receptionist does much more than take calls; the AI only covers the phone, but it covers it around the clock.

Landscaping Answering Service in Portland, OR

Name: Local Call AI — Landscaping Answering Service in Portland, OR
Telephone: (346) 525-2900
Price range: $297

Portland has 289,705 occupied homes, and half of its housing was built before 1966, per the Census Bureau's latest five-year survey. A Portland caller who reaches voicemail usually has other numbers to try. Local Call AI covers that line for a landscaping company: it answers, sorts out what the caller needs and books it or sends you the details.

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Local Housing

What Portland's homes say about landscaping calls

641,165

Population

1966

Median year built

$581,500

Median value, owner-occupied homes

52.0%

Owner-occupied homes

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024: B01003, B25035, B25077, B25003

The typical Portland home dates to around 1966 (the ACS median year built, 2020-2024), earlier than the U.S. midpoint of 1980. Yards planted decades ago tend to need thinning, drainage work and replanting as much as weekly mowing. Those calls don't wait for business hours, and landscapers in Portland who are on a job can't always pick up.

Roughly 52 in 100 Portland households own their home (52.0%, against 65.2% for the U.S.), so maintenance accounts come from homeowners and rental owners alike. The median value of an owner-occupied home in Portland is $581,500, well above the U.S. median of $332,700. (Census Bureau ACS, 2020-2024 five-year estimates; tables B25003 and B25077.)

Local Market

The landscaping market around Portland, OR

238

establishments in Multnomah County under NAICS 561730, Landscaping Services, in 2023. Owner-only shops aren't counted, and the area is the whole county.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023

Multnomah County had 238 establishments classed as landscaping services, NAICS 561730, in the 2023 County Business Patterns. Lawn care, maintenance and installation businesses all fall under it. Solo operators with no payroll are left out of it. Portland extends into more than one county; Multnomah County holds the largest share of its residents. Alongside them: 171 plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, 81 roofing contractors, and 106 electrical contractors. When a caller can choose among that many companies, the one that answers first usually gets the job.

Cost of Coverage

Receptionist pay around Portland vs. an AI answering service

Receptionist, median pay

$20.98/hr

$43,630/yr; mean $20.96/hr

Local Call AI Standard

$297/mo

250 min/mo included, then $0.35/min

Receptionists and information clerks in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area earned a median $20.98 an hour in May 2025, above the U.S. median of $18.27. Full time, that's $43,630 in wages alone.

Hiring someone buys a lot more than phone coverage, from the front counter to the books. The question here is just who answers the line when nobody in the office can. The Standard plan covers the line around the clock for $297 a month, including 250 minutes, then $0.35 per minute.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, SOC 43-4171, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA; U.S. national estimate.

How Local Call AI answers for landscaping companies in Portland

It answers every call in seconds, nights and weekends included, flags emergencies for a callback, qualifies the job and books it on your calendar or sends you the details.

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FAQ

Common Questions About Landscaping Answering Service in Portland

How many landscaping businesses operate near Portland?: County-level Census data for 2023 shows 238 employer establishments in NAICS 561730, Landscaping Services, across Multnomah County.
How much do receptionists make in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA area?: BLS puts the median wage for receptionists and information clerks in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area at $20.98 an hour, or $43,630 a year (May 2025), before taxes and benefits. Local Call AI Standard is $297 a month with 250 minutes included. A receptionist does much more than take calls; the AI only covers the phone, but it covers it around the clock.