Small businesses can save big with the ORCA Business incentive

Attention small business owners of Snohomish County: If you're curious about supporting your employees with an affordable and reliable way to get to work and around town, listen up! Now is the perfect time to jump on board with the ORCA Business Passport Program.

For a limited time, small businesses with 100 or fewer employees can enjoy an exclusive 50% discount on the first year's cost of unlimited-trip ORCA passes for up to 50 of their covered employees. Thanks to Community Transit’s ORCA Business Incentive, businesses get extra savings on a benefit their employees will truly appreciate.

This incredible offer is only available through June 30. If you're eager to seize this fantastic opportunity, don't hesitate to reach out to us now.

The ORCA Business Passport Program offers some seriously cool transit perks that are tailor-made for Snohomish County employers and employees alike. That includes access to ride Community Transit (including the on-demand Zip Alderwood Shuttle), Everett Transit, King County Metro, Sound Transit (including Link light rail), and many other regional transit options. With ORCA, your employees can easily transfer between these transit services. How's that for convenience?

And to add to its appeal, administering and managing an ORCA Business program at your small business is straightforward. Thanks to the cutting-edge ORCA system, you always have information readily available to you, including: 

• Access to a polished new myorca.com website
• A convenient myORCA smartphone app
• Simple real-time management of employee ORCA cards through the ORCA Business Portal
• The ability to call Community Transit’s ORCA Business Specialist and speak with them in person if you have questions 

Talk about streamlining commuting benefits! Through the ORCA Business Passport program, both your business and employees can save with pre-tax transportation benefits. What's more, as the employer, you stand to save on taxes.

To get in on this limited-time ORCA Business Incentive, simply sign up with Community Transit to provide the ORCA Business Passport to all your benefits-eligible employees. Then, encourage them to complete a brief survey regarding their travel patterns. It's as easy as that.

Want to learn more? Head over to Community Transit’s ORCA for Business page or shoot us an email at ORCABusinessAccounts@commtrans.org

*This offer is for employers who haven't previously enrolled in the ORCA Business Passport Program. Offer ends June 30, 2024. Please note that this incentive does not apply to businesses located within the city limits of Everett, as it is outside of Community Transit’s service area.