Market data
Personal injury in Montana: market data
What public records say about the market for personal injury in Montana: how much demand the courts and agencies count, how many law offices serve it, how many people need help in Spanish, and the ad rules that apply. Every number links to the record it comes from.
Demand: what courts and agencies count
Counts of filings, crashes, complaints and enforcement in the records each agency keeps. A count shows where problems were recorded, not how many people will hire a lawyer.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal crashes with an alcohol-impaired driver | 69 crashes | 2024 | Montana state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:30 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Fatal crashes killing a bicyclist | 2 crashes | 2024 | Montana state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:30 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Fatal crashes | 193 crashes | 2024 | Montana state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:30 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| People killed in crashes | 206 deaths | 2024 | Montana state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:30 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Fatal crashes involving a large truck | 30 crashes | 2024 | Montana state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:30 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Fatal motorcycle crashes | 37 crashes | 2024 | Montana state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:30 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Fatal crashes killing a pedestrian | 10 crashes | 2024 | Montana state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:30 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Workers who commute by car, truck or van | 437,095 ±3,231 workers age 16+ | 2020-2024 | Montana state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-mt · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Truck and bus crashes reported to FMCSA | 698 crashes | 2025 | Montana state | truck-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743677 record truck-crashes:MT · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Deaths in truck and bus crashes | 30 deaths | 2025 | Montana state | truck-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743677 record truck-crashes:MT · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Truck and bus crashes with an injury | 156 crashes | 2025 | Montana state | truck-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743677 record truck-crashes:MT · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| OSHA fatality or catastrophe inspections | 2 inspections | FY2025 | Montana state | wage-enforcement v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744226 record wage-enforcement:MT · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| OSHA inspections | 195 inspections | FY2025 | Montana state | wage-enforcement v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744226 record wage-enforcement:MT · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Federal civil filings: private Federal Employers Liability Act (railroad workers) | 2 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | District of Montana federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-mt-priv-fela · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private marine personal injury | 0 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | District of Montana federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-mt-priv-marine-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private motor vehicle personal injury | 9 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | District of Montana federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-mt-priv-motor-vehicle-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private other personal injury (includes product liability, drug and device cases) | 282 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | District of Montana federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-mt-priv-other-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil cases filed: personal injury | 188 cases filed, three fiscal years | FY2023-2025 | District of Montana federal district | idb-civil v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969 record idb-mt-personal-injury · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
Rising or falling
The change between the last two periods each source publishes. No threshold and no smoothing.
| Measure | Before | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal crashes with an alcohol-impaired driver Montana · record fatal-crashes:30 | 67 2023 | 69 2024 | rising (+3%) |
| Fatal crashes killing a bicyclist Montana · record fatal-crashes:30 | 1 2023 | 2 2024 | rising (+100%) |
| Fatal crashes Montana · record fatal-crashes:30 | 196 2023 | 193 2024 | falling (-1.5%) |
| People killed in crashes Montana · record fatal-crashes:30 | 208 2023 | 206 2024 | falling (-1%) |
| Fatal crashes involving a large truck Montana · record fatal-crashes:30 | 32 2023 | 30 2024 | falling (-6.2%) |
| Fatal motorcycle crashes Montana · record fatal-crashes:30 | 29 2023 | 37 2024 | rising (+27.6%) |
| Fatal crashes killing a pedestrian Montana · record fatal-crashes:30 | 20 2023 | 10 2024 | falling (-50%) |
| Truck and bus crashes reported to FMCSA Montana · record truck-crashes:MT | 630 2024 | 698 2025 | rising (+10.8%) |
| Deaths in truck and bus crashes Montana · record truck-crashes:MT | 27 2024 | 30 2025 | rising (+11.1%) |
| Truck and bus crashes with an injury Montana · record truck-crashes:MT | 165 2024 | 156 2025 | falling (-5.5%) |
| OSHA fatality or catastrophe inspections Montana · record wage-enforcement:MT | 5 FY2024 | 2 FY2025 | falling (-60%) |
| OSHA inspections Montana · record wage-enforcement:MT | 246 FY2024 | 195 FY2025 | falling (-20.7%) |
Lawyer supply
How many law offices and lawyers the federal statistics count here.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New lawyers admitted | 233 lawyers a year | 2025 | Montana state | bar-pipeline v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443 record mt-bar-pipeline · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties under 1 law office per 10,000 residents | 10 counties | 2026-Q1 | Montana state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-30 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties with no law office | 10 counties | 2026-Q1 | Montana state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-30 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Residents living in those low-office counties | 1.6 percent of residents | 2026-Q1 | Montana state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-30 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Employer law firms | 655 firms | 2022 | Montana state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-mt-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Receipts of employer law firms | 537,324,000 US dollars | 2022 | Montana state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-mt-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Law offices per 10,000 residents | 7.43 per 10,000 residents | 2026-Q1 | Montana state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-30 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Self-employed lawyers (nonemployer firms) | 861 firms | latest Nonemployer Statistics year | Montana state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-30 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Private law offices | 851 establishments | 2026-Q1 | Montana state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-30 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Lawyers employed (wage-earning, BLS OEWS) | 2,380 jobs | May 2025 | Montana state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:MT:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Median annual wage of employed lawyers | 103,720 US dollars a year | May 2025 | Montana state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:MT:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Counties with the most demand per law office
Of the 25 counties in Montana with the most fatal crashes, the ten with the most per private law office. Both counts are shown with their records.
| County | Demand | Law offices | Per office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Horn County, MT | 7 record fatal-crashes:30003 | 2 record law-offices-30003 | 3.5 |
| Pondera County, MT | 3 record fatal-crashes:30073 | 1 record law-offices-30073 | 3 |
| Rosebud County, MT | 3 record fatal-crashes:30087 | 1 record law-offices-30087 | 3 |
| Deer Lodge County, MT | 5 record fatal-crashes:30023 | 3 record law-offices-30023 | 1.67 |
| Stillwater County, MT | 6 record fatal-crashes:30095 | 4 record law-offices-30095 | 1.5 |
| Chouteau County, MT | 3 record fatal-crashes:30015 | 2 record law-offices-30015 | 1.5 |
| Jefferson County, MT | 7 record fatal-crashes:30043 | 5 record law-offices-30043 | 1.4 |
| Beaverhead County, MT | 5 record fatal-crashes:30001 | 4 record law-offices-30001 | 1.25 |
| Glacier County, MT | 5 record fatal-crashes:30035 | 4 record law-offices-30035 | 1.25 |
| Carbon County, MT | 4 record fatal-crashes:30009 | 4 record law-offices-30009 | 1 |
Fatal crashes (fatal-crashes v1.0.0, 2024) ÷ Private law offices (law-offices v1.0.0, 2026-Q1). ratio = fatal-crashes.fatal_crashes / law-offices.qcew_estabs, rounded to 2 decimals; ranked highest first, among the 25 units with the most demand. Units with zero supply are listed apart (ratio undefined); units without a published value are listed as missing.
Spanish-language demand
People who speak Spanish and speak English less than very well, and the lawyers who speak Spanish, from the Census Bureau survey (with margins of error).
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyers who speak Spanish at home (ACS) | not published lawyers | 2020-2024 | Montana state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:MT:lawyers-spanish · status U · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English per Spanish-speaking lawyer | not published people per lawyer | 2020-2024 | Montana state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:MT:lep-per-spanish-lawyer · status U · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English (ACS) | 4,082 ±694 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Montana state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:MT:spanish-lep · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English | 4,082 ±607 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Montana state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-mt · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Ad rules that apply
The rules a law firm's ads in Montana have to meet, summarized from the official texts. The full rules, with quotes, are on the state page.
| Topic | Status | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | No filing or pre-approval is required. Rule 7.2(a) lets a lawyer communicate information about services through any media. Rules 7.1 to 7.5 have no filing clause (7.4 is eliminated). official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Required content | P primary source | Every ad under Rule 7.2 must include the name and contact information of at least one lawyer or law firm responsible for its content (7.2(d)). official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Waiting periods for contact | P primary source | The advertising rules (7.1 to 7.5) set no waiting period before contacting someone after an accident. Rule 7.3(b) bars solicitation after the person says no, where it involves coercion, duress or harassment, or where the person's physical, emotional or mental… official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Claims and results | P primary source | No ad may be false or misleading (7.1). A communication is misleading if it is likely to create an unjustified expectation about results (7.1(b)). official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | A lawyer may not compensate, give or promise anything of value for a recommendation, except to pay reasonable ad costs, the usual charges of a legal service plan or a not-for-profit lawyer referral service, the price of a law practice (Rule 1.19), under a… official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Call recording | P primary source | Recording a conversation with a hidden device without the knowledge of all parties is an offense. Exceptions include persons given warning of the recording and certain public officials and meetings. official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Texting | P primary source | Telephone solicitations to residential subscribers on the state no-call list are barred (30-14-1602). A subscriber who receives more than one in 12 months may sue to enjoin it and recover the greater of actual loss or $5,000 per knowing violation. official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | Montana: no filing or review of lawyer ads is required. official source · filing v1.2.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721409 · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | Lawyers in different firms may split a fee if the split matches the work each does, or if each lawyer takes joint responsibility for the representation, and the total fee is reasonable. official source · referral v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23747113 · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Limitation period | P primary source | Montana, personal injury: 3 years, under Mont. Code Ann. § 27-2-204(1), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28. official source · limitations v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743673 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Limitation period | P primary source | Montana, wrongful death: 3 years, under Mont. Code Ann. § 27-2-204(2), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28. official source · limitations v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743673 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Limitation period | P primary source | Montana, property damage: 2 years, under Mont. Code Ann. § 27-2-207(1), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28. official source · limitations v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743673 · checked 2026-10-28 |
Prices and pay (national)
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs in legal services (seasonally adjusted) | 1,249 thousand jobs | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CES6054110001:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| CPI-U: legal services | 230 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CUUR0000SEGC01:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: offices of lawyers | 338 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU541110541110:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: civil negligence legal services | 257 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU5411105411103:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Probative benchmarks, 2025–2026
Our own marketing benchmarks for this practice: aggregated, rounded, and small groups suppressed.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probative benchmarks, 2025–2026: Injury cases: average cost per search-ad click | $50–75 USD (band) | 2025–2026 | United States United States | benchmarks v4.0.1 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23735849 record search-click-costs-1 · status P · checked 2026-10-26 |
What is missing
Datasets linked to this practice that have no figure here, and values the source withholds. We never fill these in.
- state-courts (demand): the dataset has no records for Montana (it covers other places)
- ca-courts (demand): the dataset has no records for Montana (it covers other places)
- findings (demand): the dataset has no records for Montana (it covers other places)
- findings (supply): the dataset has no records for Montana (it covers other places)
- language (spanish): Lawyers who speak Spanish at home (ACS) (Montana): value withheld by the source (status U)
- language (spanish): Spanish speakers with limited English per Spanish-speaking lawyer (Montana): value withheld by the source (status U)
Download and cite
The rows behind this page, with every dataset, version, DOI, record id and check date.
Cite as: Probative Growth, The new-lawyer pipeline by jurisdiction: bar exam pass rates and new admissions, 2025 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443); Probative benchmarks, 2025–2026 v4.0.1 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23735849); Federal civil filings by nature of suit and district, 12-month periods since 2018 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009); Legal deserts: law offices and lawyers per resident in every U.S. county v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430); Fatal crashes by county and type: trucks, motorcycles, pedestrians and bicyclists, NHTSA FARS 2019 to 2024 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739); How long federal civil cases take: outcomes, class actions and pro se share by district, nature of suit and year v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969); Spanish-speaking demand vs Spanish-speaking lawyer supply, by state and metro v1.1.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758); Law firm size, solos and receipts, by state: Census SUSB 2022, Nonemployer Statistics 2024 and Economic Census 2022 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997); Law offices, jobs and pay by county, with solo-practice counts: BLS QCEW, Census CBP and Nonemployer Statistics v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415); Lawyer, paralegal and legal-staff pay by state and metro (BLS OEWS) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840); Legal need by county: who may need a lawyer, from the American Community Survey v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886); Legal-services prices and jobs, monthly (BLS CPI, PPI and CES) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854); Truck and bus crashes by county, state and year (FMCSA crash file) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743677); Wage-and-hour and OSHA enforcement by county, state, act and industry (U.S. Department of Labor) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744226); CC BY 4.0. https://probativegrowth.com/markets/montana/personal-injury/
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How this page is built
Each figure is copied from one record of the dataset named with it, joined to this state and practice through the open practice and place crosswalk. Nothing is estimated. Methods, inputs and limits.