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65,000. That’s roughly how many people work for Amazon in the Puget Sound region. It’s unclear how many were working from home part-time, but even if it’s a fraction, the impact on traffic after Jan.

Amazon DSPs are the drivers you likely recognize who deliver in Amazon-branded vans in uniform. These drivers technically work for the local third-party delivery businesses Amazon is partnered with.