People boarded Community Transit services over 9.5 million times in 2025

Curious about how people are using transit across Snohomish County? Our 2025 ridership data is here. Ridership data shows us how many times people across Snohomish County boarded our services, such as bus, DART paratransit, and Zip shuttle.  

As riders settled into the major bus service changes Community Transit introduced in 2024, we continued improving transit across Snohomish County in 2025. This included expanding weekend service, adding more trips throughout the day, and adjusting schedules to create better connections to other bus routes and Link light rail.  

Community Transit ridership highlights from 2025 

Total ridership 

• Over 9.5 million boardings across Community Transit services (bus, Zip shuttle, DART paratransit, and Vanpool) in 2025. This is up 13% from the previous year. 
• October was the busiest month, with 892,310 total boardings across Community Transit Services.  

Average daily ridership 

• 29,565 average weekday boardings across Community Transit services 
• 16,597 average weekend boardings across Community Transit services 

Boardings on Swift routes  

• Swift Blue Line was the Swift route with the most boardings, totaling over 2.2 million boardings 
• Swift Orange Line had just over 1 million boardings 
• Swift Green Line had 974,122 boardings 
  

Most boarded non-Swift Routes

• Route 202 (Smokey Point–Lynnwood City Center Station): 559,479 boardings 
• Route 201 (Smokey Point–Lynnwood City Center Station): 499,475 boardings 
• Route 166 (Edmonds Station–Silver Firs): 381,878 boardings 
  

Zip Shuttle ridership growth  

• 302,193 boardings on Zip Shuttle, a 348% increase over last year.  
  

ORCA card taps   

• 3.5 million ORCA card taps on Community Transit services 
• 307,733 ORCA card transfers from Community Transit services to light rail  

These numbers reflect how people across Snohomish County take Community Transit to work, play, and live. We use data like this, along with rider feedback, to improve service, strengthen transit connections, and deliver reliable service to transit riders in Snohomish County.  

Here’s to a great 2026 as Community Transit continues to improve local transit for the communities we serve!