Commute Solutions
Workplace Transportation Programs are Good for Business
Pierce Transit works with employers of all sizes to develop transportation programs that help employees improve their commutes. We provide one-on-one assistance in setting up ORCA Business accounts to subsidize transit passes, form Rideshare groups, educate employees and managers through on-site meetings, and providing incentives to encourage smart commutes.
For information about setting up a workplace transportation program or information on current incentives, call us at 253.983.3792.
ORCA for Business at a Glance
ORCA Business Passport
Business Passport is a discounted comprehensive annual transportation pass program for employers with 5-499 employees. Custom Passport is also available for companies with 500+ employees.
Business Passport includes unlimited travel on all Pierce Transit, Sound Transit, King County Metro Transit, Kitsap Transit, Community Transit, and Everett Transit services, including Sounder Train, Link Light Rail, Seattle Streetcar, and King County Water Taxi (Vashon and West Seattle routes), 100% rideshare subsidies, and Emergency Ride Home (ERH) service. Washington State Ferry passes can also be added on individual employee cards.
Participating companies can choose to have employees who receive the pass pay up to 50% of the annual cost of the individual pass. Cost also varies depending on the location of your company’s work site.
The price of ORCA Business Passport varies depending on the location(s) of a company’s work site. Passport prices are based on average ridership levels within zone boundaries and are adjusted every 6 months to reflect fare changes amongst the seven participating transit agencies. Pierce County has two zones: Tacoma/Fife/Lakewood and Pierce County Suburbs. For current pricing, details about pricing boundaries, and company qualifications, please contact CommuteSolutions@PierceTransit.org or 253.983.3792. Remember to ask about first year discounted pricing!
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ORCA Business Choice
Business Choice allows employers to load a specific dollar amount or a variety of local or regional pass options onto their employees’ ORCA cards at retail pricing on a monthly basis. This option allows the employer the flexibility to subsidize as much or as little of their employee’s transportation costs, for as few or as many of their employees as they want.
ORCA Multifamily
ORCA gives your multifamily property a convenient way to provide bus, train, or ferry benefits to your residents. ORCA for Multifamily introduces a flat rate first year pricing and then rolls into a pay as you go method pricing upon renewal.
Learn more about your options and see how ORCA for Multifamily can set your property apart by contacting us at CommuteSolutions@PierceTransit.org or 253.983.3792.
Pierce Transit Local Service
The Pierce Transit local service option allows multifamily operators to load a yearlong local pass onto their residents’ ORCA cards at a significantly reduced price from retail. At a minimum one card must be made available to each unit. The multifamily operator may choose to add additional cards per unit.
At a glance:
- Valid for full and unlimited rides on:
- Bus: Pierce Transit
- Paratransit: Service on Pierce Transit
- Additional Cards: During the agreement term, additional cards can be ordered at the standard card fee only
- Residents may contribute up to 50% of annual cost
- Business Choice Products: Choice Products purchased by the Business Account will be prepaid by check or cred card, at prevailing retails rates
Regional Service
The Regional service option provides an unlimited-trip ORCA pass to all units in the property for a significantly reduced price compared to retail pricing. Like our local service option, at a minimum one card must be made available to each unit. The multifamily operator may choose to add additional cards per unit.
At a glance:
- Valid for full and unlimited rides on:
- Bus: Community Transit, Everett Transit, King County Metro, Kitsap Transit, Pierce Transit and Sound Transit
- Ferry: King County Water Taxi and Kitsap Local Ferries and Fast Ferries
- Monorail
- Rail: Sound Transit Link light rail and Sound Transit Sounder (includes Rail Plus partnership with Amtrak Cascades)
- Seattle Streetcar
- Paratransit: Service on Pierce Transit, King County Metro, and Kitsap Transit.
- Additional Cards: During the agreement term, additional cards can be ordered at the standard card fee only
- Residents may contribute up to 50% of annual cost.
- Business Choice Products: Choice Products purchased by the Business Account will be prepaid by check or credit card, at prevailing retail rates.
