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![]() A compressed natural gas bus operated by Pierce Transit at Federal Way Transit Center | |
Founded | 1979 |
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Commenced operation | January 1, 1980 |
Headquarters | 3701 96th Street Southwest Lakewood, Washington |
Locale | Pierce County, Washington |
Service type | Bus, vanpool, paratransit |
Fleet | 249 buses |
Daily ridership | 22,800 (weekdays, Q2 2024)[1] |
Annual ridership | 7,021,900 (2023)[2] |
Fuel type | Diesel, Compressed natural gas, Diesel–electric hybrid, Battery electric |
Website | piercetransit.org |
Pierce Transit, officially the Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation, is an operator of public transit in Pierce County, Washington. It operates a variety of services, including fixed-route buses, dial-a-ride transportation, vanpool and ride-matching for carpools. The agency's service area covers the urbanized portions of Pierce County, part of the Seattle metropolitan area, and includes the city of Tacoma. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 7,021,900, or about 22,800 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024.