King County Metro recently announced that the ORCA card is available in Google Wallet, but it is important to clarify this change does not apply to King County employees.

The King County employee dual-chip badge has this functionality disabled due to security, administrative, and logistical concerns. Many other regional employers who provide transit passes have also chosen to disable this function.

In short, this means that King County employee cards cannot be added to the Google Wallet because the physical card is still needed for building access. The option is also not available in any other digital wallet or other operating system at this time. Please do not contact King County Facilities Management Division (FMD) as they will be unable to help with this issue.

Employees interested in utilizing this new ORCA feature can do so with a separate personal ORCA card, but please note that your employee ORCA ID/badge is good for commuting and personal use. For questions about how to use a personal ORCA card on Google Pay, visit https://info.myorca.com/GooglePay.