ProctorTX
A town of 141, settled in 1890.
Is Proctor a good place to live?
No town among the 643 in Texas we compare has a higher share of workers working from home than Proctor. Proctor has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
141 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Proctor: who provides what
Proctor is unincorporated, so Comanche County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Proctor.
Most of Proctor’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.3 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Fort Worth (9%), Hamilton (6%) and Comanche (6%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 27 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Proctor: mild winters and hot summers
Proctor’s midsummer high is 96°F, near the Texas town median (95°F) and above the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: low risk in Proctor, mostly inland flooding
For Proctor, the risk rating from FEMA is 36 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Proctor once, in 2007. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 50% come from inland flooding and 20% from wildfires.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Proctor is
15% of adults in Proctor have diabetes; 40% have high blood pressure. Of 31 CDC measures, Proctor beats the Texas average on 6 and trails it on 10. Proctor: 17% of adults report frequent physical distress, against 15% in Texas’ towns and 14% across U.S. towns. Among adults here, 26% say their health is fair or poor.
| Proctor | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Proctor | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.3% | 12.5% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 65% | 57.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Proctor
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Proctor; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Proctor residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave Proctor for work
Where Proctor’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Proctor
Unincorporated community in Texas, US
Proctor is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Comanche County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Proctor had a population of 93. The community is situated along U.S. Highway 377 in eastern Comanche County, approximately twelve miles northeast of Comanche. Thomas O. Moore established the community in 1872. The settlement was moved to its present site in the early 1890s to be on the route of the Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railroad. Briefly known as Camden, the name was soon changed to Proctor. During the early 20th century, Proctor flourished, but began to decline by the 1930s. Although Proctor is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code …
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,211 ft
- ZIP code
- 76468
Questions about Proctor
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Proctor, TX a good place to live?
Proctor has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.