Amazon’s investment in local U.S. communities boosts job numbers, improves household income

This translates into families in these counties receiving on average an additional $1,350 per household per year after Amazon opens a facility in their communities. In Arapahoe County, Colorado, for example, the median household income for families went up by $1,825 after Amazon opened a local fulfillment center. And the impacts go beyond family income. In the counties where Amazon invests, thousands of newly hired workers start contributing to the tax base and spending their money in local restaurants, movie theaters, grocery stores, and elsewhere. Local businesses see the downstream effects of the company’s investments.