Missed-call statistics · Garage doors
31% of calls to garage door companies reached a person
We called 398 garage door companies once each, during business hours. 69% of those calls went to voicemail, a phone menu, or nobody.
Call log
Against all trades
8th of 16 trades for reaching a person
2 points below the 33% average across all trades.
- Garage doors31%31%47%22%
- All trades33%33%48%19%
- A person answered
- Voicemail or a phone menu
- Nobody
Timing
Best time to call
Morning calls reached a person most often: 38%.
By day of the week
Days with fewer than 40 calls are left out.
Loud bang, door stuck, car inside
Robin asks the caller not to force the door, takes the address and door size, answers the price question, and books a visit that morning.
See the callHow we counted
One call to each business’s public number, from June 13, 2026 to October 5, 2026, nearly all between 9 AM and 7 PM local time, Monday to Saturday. Each call is sorted as a person, a recording, or nobody. Figures are close estimates.
Read the full methodBy trade
Other trades
| Trade | Calls | Person answered | Where the calls went |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Towing | 1,844 | 40% | |
| 2Locksmiths | 229 | 40% | |
| 3HVAC | 1,317 | 37% | |
| 4Auto repair | 554 | 37% | |
| 5Appliance repair | 808 | 34% | |
| 6Junk removal | 357 | 33% | |
| 7Plumbing | 1,773 | 32% | |
| 8Garage doors | 398 | 31% | |
| 9Electrical | 1,025 | 29% | |
| 10Roofing | 911 | 28% | |
| 11Tree service | 986 | 27% | |
| 12Landscaping | 244 | 27% | |
| 13Pest control | 374 | 26% | |
| 14Pressure washing | 317 | 25% | |
| 15Handyman | 511 | 21% | |
| 16General contractors | 261 | 19% | |
| All trades | 16,051 | 33% |
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