A Dutch-style bike is perfect for Dutch-style commuting: riding maybe three miles max to the shops or public transit on a high-quality network of bike infrastructure where you won't be bullied by drivers for riding at 8-12mph.

Atrocious US land use & infrastructure makes this less practical for many trips in the US, where destinations are widely spaced to allow for free/easy car parking and evasive maneuvers are often required for safety, and steep/off-road shortcuts are often useful to avoid traveling miles out of one's way on a network of arterial roads designed for fast & easy car travel at the expense of everything else, including human life. A gravel or hybrid bike is better suited for this sort of riding.

I think it's pointless to lump everything together as "commute" - sure, if you're lucky and need to go only like 4km without hills then basically every bike will do - but no, I don't want to do 12-15km one way with that, just because I can probably save 1/3 of the time (also gravel vs road)

Yes, I've always wanted a "rural bike" to match Dutch urban bikes: upright posture with a comfy seat, fenders, baskets, a kickstand, IGH/belt, but wide tires and maybe even suspension.

Marin Muirwoods RC came close, but was overpriced for a banger bike.

Dutch style bikes are perfect for casual city riding, sight seeing and well, riding slowly. Usually when you are commuting and you have more than a couple kilometers to ride you want to do it faster. Dutch omafiets are really bad in term of aero.