Friday Roundtable: ORCA Wrapped 2025
ORCA cards were used over 75 million times in 2025. (Dennis Budell/Sound Transit)ORCA Wrapped is back this year with both system-wide and individualized reports. Throughout 2025, ORCA recorded 76,671,844 boardings across 1,276,059 distinct cards. The busiest stations were:
- Westlake
- U District
- Capitol Hill
- University of Washington
- Lynnwood City Center
A notable exception from this list is SeaTac/Airport station. SeaTac/Airport is the second busiest Link station, but likely has fewer ORCA card taps because many visitors opt to buy individual tickets. ORCA card usage peaked in September and October. The busiest week was September 28 - October 4 and the busiest days were:
- September 24
- October 15
- September 25
- October 2
- October 16
ORCA is also providing individualized ORCA Wrapped reports for eligible card holders. These reports share how many trips someone took, how many routes they used, and their most popular route. Card holders must opt-in on the ORCA website to receive their report.
In 2025, I used my ORCA card on 572 trips across six agencies. Of the 74 routes I used, the 1 Line was my most used route with 213 trips. Where did your ORCA card take you in 2025?
This is an open thread.