CONNECTING WORKERS TO JOBS HALF OF THE JOBS HELD BY KITSAP 1 IN 6 KITSAP WORKERS IS EMPLOYED IN COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE OUTSIDE SEATTLE, OR 14,088 KITSAP RESIDENTS. THE COUNTY. In 2014, there were 14,088 Seattle workers from Kitsap County, up from 10,415 in 2006. Seattle had 544,500 jobs in 2014; by 2025, the city is forecast Kitsap County residents held 84,798 jobs in 2014. to gain 80,000 more jobs. 51% were 49% were outside the inside the Where Seattle workers lived, 2014 county. county. Source: Census Bureau SEATTLE OUTPACES BREMERTON AS THE TOP WORK DESTINATION FOR KITSAP RESIDENTS WITH JOBS. Top 10 places where Kitsap County residents were employed, 2014 City Jobs Share (%) Seattle 14,088 16.6% Bremerton 10,576 12.5 Silverdale 7,573 8.9 Bainbridge 4,569 5.4 Poulsbo 4,284 5.1 Port Orchard 3,986 4.7 Tacoma 2,442 2.9 Bellevue 2,219 2.6 Suquamish 1,268 1.5 Gig Harbor 1,214 1.4 More than 28 percent of jobs held by Kitsap County residents were located in King County. Source: Census Bureau BY 2025, KITSAP WILL GAIN OVER 50,000 RESIDENTS, BUT ONLY 20,000 JOBS. Kitsap County population 350000 +34,209 HOW +51,593 300000 South Kitsap DID 250000 THEY 200000 Central GET TO 150000 Kitsap WORK? 100000 50000 North 54% RELIED ON Kitsap 0 2010 2025 2035 PUBLIC TRANSIT Source: Puget Sound Regional Council NOTE: Census Bureau's On The Map tool reports jobs held in the second quarter and does not count certain jobs, such as uniformed military, jobs paid purely on commission and unicorporated self-employed. www.kitsapferries.com FAST-FERRY ROUTES Puget Sound EDMONDS 3 3 KINGSTON 33 min 5 BAINBRIDGE ISLAND 1 SEATTLE BREMERTON 2 28 min 23 min FAUNTLEROY SOUTHWORTH 4 FERRY ROUTES TRANSIT MODE Current Sounder train VASHON Proposed ISLAND Metro bus Implementation Schedule Route Proposed Service Start Bremerton July 2017 Kingston July 2018 Southworth July 2020 Vessel Departure Frequency Route Departure Frequency Bremerton 70 Minutes Kingston 90 Minutes Southworth 60 Minutes www.kitsapferries.com TIME & COST SAVINGS ROUNDTRIP TO DOWNTOWN TOTAL Current Proposed SEATTLE (min) FARE* TRAVEL FROM 0 50 100 150 200 1 Bainbridge WA State Ferry 70 $8.10 2 Bremerton WA State Ferry 120 $8.10 Kitsap Transit passenger-only ferry 56 $12 3 Kingston Bus to Bainbridge, WA State ferry 160 $12.10 WA State ferry to Edmonds, Sounder train 143 $16.35 Kitsap Transit passenger-only ferry 66 $12 4 Southworth WA State ferry to Fauntleroy, Metro bus 147 $11.55 WA State ferry to Vashon, Water Taxi 63 $17.75 Kitsap Transit passenger-only ferry 46 $12 *Fare shown is before discounts. FARES Fare Type Round-Trip Price Full Fare $12.00 Reduced Fare* $6.00 Full-Fare Monthly Pass $10.50 Reduced-Fare* Monthly Pass $5.25 * Eligible seniors, disabled, youth and low-income riders. Discounted Fares Kitsap Transit Washington State Ferries aSeniors aSeniors aDisabled aDisabled aMedicare aMedicare aYouth aYouth aLow Income www.kitsapferries.com RIDERSHIP 400,000 350,000 334,182 300,000 238,693 250,000 205,366 200,000 150,000 Projected Annual Ridership Annual Projected 100,000 Bremerton Kingston Southworth SCHEDULE May-September sample schedules for the new routes Saturday Friday Monday-Thursday 5AM 9AM 12PM 5PM 8PM 11PM October-April Monday-Friday 5AM 9AM 12PM 5PM 8PM 11PM The extended schedule allows residents to visit Seattle for: aEmployment aMedical Services aDining aEntertainment aSporting Events aEducational Opportunities www.kitsapferries.com COMMUNITY BENEFITS a One-time real estate benefits of nearly $10 million a $7.5 million in annual travel savings a $1.8 million in general economic benefits Kitsap Transit’s proposed sales tax can only be spent on ferry service. If voters approve the tax, funding for Kitsap Transit’s existing foot ferries would be shifted to this new source of revenue. That would free up about $1.5 million for bus service. That would buy more than 23,000 hours of service annually. www.kitsapferries.com.