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Customer Care Centers in the US - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Brendan McErlaine Brendan McErlaine New York, United States Last Updated: May 2024 NAICS OD4878

Revenue

$13.1bn

2024

$13.1bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

305k

Businesses

36,787

Wages

$X.Xbn

Customer Care Centers in the US industry analysis

While many businesses struggled to adapt to shifting landscapes amid the pandemic and volatile economic conditions, customer care centers handled things relatively well. With easily adaptable workplace setups, many centers transitioned to work-from-home offices with ease. As a result, revenue inched upward in 2020. When the US economy recovered from COVID-19, corporate profit and consumer spending expanded, boosting downstream demand for the industry’s services and causing revenue to jump in 2021 and 2022. Rising interest rates induced recessionary fears, causing businesses to become more conservative in their spending, which hindered investment in the industry’s services. Offshoring has become more important in the past few years as companies have sought to reduce labor costs, presenting a major threat to call centers. Overall, revenue for customer care centers in the United States is anticipated to mount at a CAGR of 3.0% during the current period, reaching $13.1 billion in 2024. This includes a 1.4% rise in revenue in that year. Profit has moved in line with the industry’s performance, so customer care centers have become more profitable as revenue has expanded modestly.

Trends and Insights

  • Customer care centers easily adapted to work-from-home setups. Although the pandemic disrupted operations for many businesses, the relatively simple office setups of many customer care centers enabled them to reverse negative revenue trends in 2020.
  • Specializing in tech-related care is a safe bet. Tech companies receive a high volume of questions from customers, so even if they have internal services, many outsource at least a portion of their questions to customer care centers.
  • The Southeast region is home to the highest share of customer care centers because of the region’s large population and relatively low rent costs. Florida is a hotbed for providers since many different types of businesses operate in the state.
  • Internal competition is fierce. The most successful customer care centers tend to cater to specific verticals of markets, specializing in specific services. Others opt for a wide-range of services, but these tend to be the largest players.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 3.0 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $13.1bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

COVID-19 rocked customer care centers

  • When the pandemic hit, businesses were forced to shut down or significantly curtail their operations in accordance with social distancing regulations. This severely constrained consumer spending and corporate profit, giving businesses fewer funds to spend on customer care centers. As a result, demand for the industry's services dropped.
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Customer Care Centers in the US
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Stable economic growth will benefit providers

  • Despite current challenges related to high inflation, rising interest rates and recessionary fears, the US economy will perform well during the outlook period. As stable economic growth fosters higher consumer spending and corporate profit, downstream demand for customer care centers will rise, causing revenue to expand.

Biggest companies in the Customer Care Centers in the US

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
Profit ($m)
2024
Profit Margin (%)
2024
Td Synnex Corporation
2,001.2
117.9
5.9
Teleperformance S.A.
752.4
62.5
8.3
Alorica Inc.
654.9
50.7
7.7

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Products & Services Segmentation

Customer Care Centers in the US
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Customer care and management services, Inbound customer complaints and Inbound technical support. Customer care and management services is the largest segment of the Customer Care Centers in the US.

Trends and Insights

Inbound calls are customer care centers' bread and butter

  • Inbound calls are wide ranging in nature, but primarily concern customer complaints, technical support questions and generalized customer care and management services.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Customer care centers are dedicated facilities where customer service representatives handle inquiries, complaints and provide support to customers. In the United States, these centers play an important role in maintaining customer satisfaction and loyalty across various industries, including retail, telecommunications, finance, healthcare and technology.

What's included in this industry?

Customer care and management servicesInbound customer complaintsInbound technical supportCross-selling, upselling and service renewalsOutbound debt, collections and payment inquiriesInformation requests for healthcare businesses

Companies

Td Synnex CorporationTeleperformance S.A.Alorica Inc.

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Related Terms

VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL (VOIP)OFFSHORINGROBOCALL

Industry Code

NAICS 2017

NAICS 56142 - Customer Care Centers in the US

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Customer care centers easily adapted to work-from-home setups. Although the pandemic disrupted operations for many businesses, the relatively simple office setups of many cus...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Specializing in tech-related care is a safe bet. Tech companies receive a high volume of questions from customers, so even if they have internal services, many outsource at l...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

The Southeast region is home to the highest share of customer care centers because of the region’s large population and relatively low rent costs. Florida is a hotbed for pro...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each state in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each state in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Internal competition is fierce. The most successful customer care centers tend to cater to specific verticals of markets, specializing in specific services. Others opt for a ...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

The average customer call center is relatively small, with few exceptions. Most call centers employ fewer than 50 full-time employees and rely on part-time workers. The large...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Td Synnex Corporation's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Teleperformance S.A.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Alorica Inc.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Td Synnex Corporation, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Teleperformance S.A., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Alorica Inc., and factors influencing its performance in the industry

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

Regulations are varied and mostly aimed at protecting consumers and workers. Still, many less reputable customer call centers neglect such policies, resulting in a continued ...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Profit is low and volatile. Returns are highly contingent on downstream business performance. If major markets are performing well, they may opt to open internal call centers...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Industry Multiples (2017-2022)
  • Industry Tax Structure (2017-2022)
  • Income Statement (2017-2022)
  • Balance Sheet (2017-2022)
  • Liquidity Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Coverage Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Leverage Ratios  (2017-2022)
  • Operating Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Customer Care Centers in the US industry in United States in 2024?

The market size of the Customer Care Centers in the US industry in United States is $13.1bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Customer Care Centers in the US industry in 2024?

There are 36,787 businesses in the Customer Care Centers in the US industry in United States, which has grown at a CAGR of 11.2 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Customer Care Centers in the US industry in United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Customer Care Centers in the US industry in United States has been growing at a CAGR of 3.0 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Customer Care Centers in the US industry in United States over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Customer Care Centers in the US industry in United States is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Customer Care Centers in the US market in United States?

The biggest companies operating in the Customer Care Centers market in United States are Td Synnex Corporation, Teleperformance S.A. and Alorica Inc.

What does the Customer Care Centers in the US in United States include?

Customer care and management services and Inbound customer complaints are part of the Customer Care Centers in the US industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Customer Care Centers in the US in United States?

The company holding the most market share in United States is Td Synnex Corporation.

How competitive is the Customer Care Centers in the US industry in United States?

The level of competition is moderate and steady in the Customer Care Centers in the US industry in United States.

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Competitors

  • Telemarketing & Call Centers in the US
  • Wholesale Trade in the US
  • Finance and Insurance in the US

Complementors

  • Wireless Telecommunications Carriers in the US
  • Wired Telecommunications Carriers in the US
  • IT Consulting in the US

International industries

  • Telemarketing & Call Centres in Canada
  • Call Centre Operation in Australia
  • Call Centre Operation in New Zealand
  • Call Centres in the UK

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