I will say this...risers bars with bar ends (Cane Creek bar ends, in particular) are my preference for my commuting style and route, which is 15 miles each way on 95% MUPs, paved and unpaved.

I have lots of short hills and like climbing out of the saddle and lots of sharp turns. A wide riser bar gives more leverage for such climbing. I like trigger shifters. I like hydraulic disc brakes, which until recently, were not readily available for drop bars. I have more hand positions with my setup than with drop bars. I can get as aero as 95% of the drop bar bikes out there. My bars are wider, which is comfortable, but not particularly aero. I can ride fairly upright for better visibility.

If my route was on long stretches of roads with consistent headwinds and not much going on around me, I'd probably opt for dropbars.