Sound Transit, the public transportation agency for Washington’s Puget Sound area, saw total boardings increase 12 percent in 2024 in the One Regional Card for All (ORCA) region compared to 2023.
Overall the six ORCA transit agencies, Community Transit, Everett Transit, King County Metro, Kitsap Transit, Pierce Transit and Sound Transit, recorded 16.6 million paid fares and 151 million trips.
Everett Transit had the highest increase in boardings, growing 32 percent. It provided 1.8 million trips and recorded 420,954 passenger fares. Community Transit and Kitsap Transit both grew 17 percent, King County Metro grew 12 percent; and Pierce Transit and Sound Transit both grew 11 percent.
Community Transit provided 8.4 million trips and recorded 1.2 million passenger fares; Kitsap Transit provided 3.2 million trips and recorded 454,181 passenger fares; King County Metro provided 88.6 million trips and recorded 9.6 passenger fares; Pierce Transit provided 7.5 million trips and recorded 722,321 passenger fares; and Sound Transit passenger fares provided 41.5 million trips and recorded 4.1 passenger fares.
The spike in trips and fares has been attributed to region-wide expansions and improvements that added additional fast ferry and water taxi service, bus rapid transit lines, and Sound Transit Link light rail extensions.